High School

CASTLETON, Vt. – The New Hampshire team was about to run the play that would change the course of the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl, and as he lined up at his wide receiver position, Kyle Gaudet had one thought: Catch the ball. He had already gone through what happened when he didn’t. “I was thinking ‘I’ve got to catch this,’ …

High school rivalries die hard. Just ask Will Scharlotte, a linebacker for the New Hampshire team in the Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl, who took a while to get into the Shrine spirit. “I hated some of those kids going into the week,” the former Concord High standout said. “Just because they were on …

For five innings, Hopkinton gave two-time defending champion Campbell all it could handle. Hawks starter Becca Shatney locked her team in a pitchers’ duel with the Cougars’ Olivia Martinage. Neither team was willing to budge, making all the …

BEDFORD – The clangs rang loud in the ears of the Kearsarge girls’ lacrosse team. The Cougars hit the post four times during a three-minute span in yesterday’s Division III semifinal against Laconia, and each time the clang …

With nine final four appearances in the last 11 years, reaching the semifinals might seem like old hat for the Concord High softball team. Not so. Especially this year, when the Tide entered the season with no varsity …

Russ Saucier knew he was going to have to get creative. He had seen enough swings and misses from his Pembroke softball team in its Division II quarterfinal game to know that, if the Spartans were going to convert on their rare scoring chances against a decisively favored …

LONDONDERRY – For the past four years, the Coe-Brown girls have dominated the outdoor track and field scene. And the Bears’ senior class was at it again yesterday, leading Coe-Brown to multiple victories and top-six finishes (the qualifying cutoff for New Englands) at the Meet of Champions. Hannah …

NORTHWOOD – Scratching for runs in the early innings yesterday, the Coe-Brown softball team was itching to break out offensively. That finally happened as the Bears erupted for 11 runs in their final two at-bats. The result was …